Titans, former DE Dave Ball reach injury settlement

Former defensive end Dave Ball will receive a one-time $142,000 payment from the Tennessee Titans in a workers’ compensation filing for a litany of injuries he sustained during his four seasons with the team.

The sides filed a joint petition requesting approval in Davidson County Circuit Court on Monday. That approval is considered a formality.

The sum was determined based on permanent partial disability Ball sustained in several areas. The most serious damage was to the back ($52,640), head and neck ($40,030 each) as well as knee and ankle ($4,650 each).

The Titans also agreed that its team doctors would provide “reasonable and necessary medical treatment directly attributable to the subject back, neck, head, left knee and right ankle injuries” as needed in the future, provided the team pre-approved such treatment.

In all, state records include 29 separate injury filings on Ball during his time with the Titans.

The rundown of injuries:

2008 season

Aug. 7 – back

Aug. 9 – left shoulder

Sept. 18 – back

Oct. 7 – right thigh/hamstring

Oct. 27 – head

Nov. 9 – neck

Dec. 10 – left thigh

2009 season

Aug. 3 – head

Aug. 24 – neck

Sept. 30 – left thigh

Dec. 20 – neck

2010 season

June 29 – left thigh

Aug. 4 – right thigh

Aug. 24 – back

Aug. 30 – back

Oct. 18 – abdomen

Oct. 24 – neck

Oct. 31 – neck

Nov. 21 – head, right hip, right leg

Dec. 5 – head

Dec. 16 – neck

2011 season

Sept. 25 – elbow, left shoulder, neck

Oct. 2 – neck

Nov. 6 – head

Dec. 4 – back

Dec. 18 – left knee

Jan. 1 – right thigh/hamstring

2012 season

July 29 – left leg

Aug. 2 – head, nose

Ball also played for the New York Jets and San Diego Chargers in an NFL career that began in 2004. Of the 72 contests he played 51 were with the Titans. He spent last season on Tennessee’s injured reserve list.

According to the filing, it was determined Ball is asymptomatic in regard to concussions and was enrolled in an executive MBA program at George Washington University.